Cover for fruit.



if. P. CLARK. COVER FOR FRUIT.

mmcmou man wax-1 24. mm.

1,230,865 P smmame 26, 1917.

\ v sme ma c v I i j a. n v gwj fi 3 Mg 1% I To all whom it magma meme Rochester, in the county Trimaran s'ras s ?AT 1 union.

' nav'mo Pr omen, or noonns'rnn, nnw Yours.

Be it known that LRAY o Nn P. CLARK, a

citizen: of the United' States, residing at State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers for Fruit, of which the following is a specification.

- The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved form of cushion cover for fruit. I v

Another object of the invention is to protectthe fruit from discoloration and bruising undkeep the fruit dry.

Antither object of the invention is to pro- ,vide-;-. ;Eor-tl1e easy removal of the cover. '5 dandother objects of the invention wi11 b'eru11y illustrated inthe drawings, described irnthe specification and pointed out in therclaims at the end thereo i In. the accompanying drawings,

Figure lus a perspective new of the im-.

proved covers" Fig. 2 is a section on the'line 2"--- x of Fig. 1. n the drawings like-r indicate like parts.

In the drawings refere I dicates a cushion cover made layers of material in which erence numerals uneral 1 inof several indicates the pad made of corrugated straw oar-d having on the top thereof a layer 3 made of heavy or stifi newspaper stock or similar material,

- preferably white or'gray in color and on top of this is a layer 4 of wax paper or. parchment paper. These three layers are'fastoned together b any suitable adhesive. The cover is per orated with a number of openin s 5, 5 provided for ventilation and it'is a s0 perforated with a thumb hole 6 through which the finger may be inserted for the purpose of lifting it.

Thesecovers are intended to be used ordinarily in packing apples in a barrel. 5 After the barrel is full, one of these covers is placed on top of the applesand the 11d is 1 then fastened down on top thereof. The -wax paper, surface is turned down so that it willrestin contact with the. applesand the of Monroe and the same. I

corrugated surface will be in contact with the wooden cover of the barrel. The wax paper layer will protect the balance of the cover against absorbing moisture from the appleswhich would in turn cause the apples to rot, and the holes in the cover provide.

ventilation so as to revent sweating and dissipate any accumu ation of moisture at the cover, thus keeping the cover dry. It

will also permit refrigeration ofthe fruit to better advantage than will covers heretofore used.

I am aware that covers'have been used for this purpose before, but such covers lack the one or more essential features of this cover, in that wax paper was not used and the paper stock would come directly into contact with the fruit and would, after several months exposure thereto, cause discoloration by crocking the fruit and injuring its appearance. Such covers too aredifficult to Patented Juneau, 1917. Application filed J'une 24, 1816. Serial in. 105,647.

get hold of for the purpose of removing them from the barrel, all of-which objectionable features are obviated in my improved cover; I,

It will also be understood that instead of the two layers 3 and 4 a single layer of heavy stock surfaced on one side to makeit proof against moisture may be used and such is regarded as the equivalent of-my cover. I claim? I f 1. A cover for fruit comprising successive layers of paper substantially in direct contact, the innermost of said layers being non-' absorbent and the outermostcorrugated, andsaid layers having openings through them for ventilating purposes.

. 2. A cover for fruit comprising an upper having ventilatingholes passing through I 4. A. cover for fruit eompnsing successive 2a 1,2893% Bin.

'layers of corrugated paper, stiff paper, and tact with the fruit, and having a cushioned waterproof paper, each of said layers havopposite surface to contact with a barrel ing ventilating holes passing through the head,said cover having ventilating openings 10 same, and each of said layers having :1 extending through said surfaces.

5 thumb hole. In testimony whereof I affix my signw 5. A cover for fruit having a layer made ture'l liquid-proof on the surface designed to eon- RAYMOND P. CLARK. 

